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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 18.04.2023 Ukraine MOD 18 Apr 2023
• Zelenskiy Visits Frontline Town After Kremlin Says Putin Toured Occupied Ukrainian Regions RFE/RL 18 Apr 2023 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy concluded a "long and emotional day" in the city of Poltava in eastern Ukraine on April 18 after visiting Ukrainian forces near the front line in the Donetsk region where heavy fighting has been under way.
• Latest in Ukraine: Zelenskyy, Putin Visit Their Troops in Eastern Ukraine VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops on Tuesday in the small eastern city of Avdiivka, a day after the Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his military leaders and troops in territories occupied by Moscow's forces.
• Vladimir Putin visited the Headquarters of the Dnepr Group of Forces and Vostok National Guard Headquarters President of Russia 18 Apr 2023 -- The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces visited the Headquarters of the Dnepr Group of Forces in the Kherson sector and Vostok National Guard Headquarters in the Lugansk People's Republic.
• Putin visits two Russian-held regions in Ukraine as Moscow keeps pressing assault on Bakhmut Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited two Russian-occupied regions of Kherson and Luhansk in Ukraine as Moscow keeps pressing an assault on the frontline town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
• Russia 'interested' in quick end to Ukraine conflict, urges solution based on multipolarity Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- Moscow is "interested" in ending the year-long war in Ukraine "as soon as possible", Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday following his meeting with Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira in Brasilia.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Meeting with Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov President of Russia 18 Apr 2023 -- Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Pskov Region Governor Mikhail Vedernikov. The Governor informed the President about the region's socio-economic development.
• Russian Recruiters Target Central Asian Migrants At Mosques, Dorms To Join War In Ukraine RFE/RL 18 Apr 2023 -- Tajik migrant Foziljon Umarov recently applied to renew his expiring Russian residency permit in Nizhny Novgorod Province, where he works as a bricklayer.
• Chinese, Russian defense ministers hold meeting in Moscow, emphasizing military cooperation, respective core interests Global Times 19 Apr 2023 -- The Chinese and Russian defense ministers held an official meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, in which they highlighted the high level of China-Russia military-to-military relations, agreed to deepen military cooperation, and stressed mutual support in respective core interests.

Foreign Policy

• Russia summons US, British, Canadian ambassadors over 'interference' in internal affairs Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- Russia has summoned ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada to object to their "gross interference" in its domestic affairs.
• Press release on a diplomatic demarche to Canadian Ambassador Alison LeClaire Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Apr 2023
• Press release on a diplomatic demarche to US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Apr 2023
• Press release on UK ambassador to Russia Deborah Bronnert being summoned to the Foreign Ministry Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 18 Apr 2023
• U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government US Dept. of Justice 18 Apr 2023 -- A federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, returned a superseding indictment charging four U.S. citizens and three Russian nationals with working on behalf of the Russian government and in conjunction with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to conduct a multi-year foreign malign influence campaign in the United States.
• Three Russians Among Seven People Indicted By U.S. Grand Jury Over Alleged Election Influence Campaign RFE/RL 18 Apr 2023 -- A federal grand jury in the U.S. state of Florida has indicted four U.S. citizens and three Russian nationals over allegations that they took part in a "malign campaign" to influence U.S. voters.
• US Accuses 3 Russians, 4 Americans in 'Malign Influence' Campaign VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday indicted three Russian security agents and four Americans on charges of conducting "a multi-year foreign malign influence campaign in the United States" on behalf of the Russian government.
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports The White House 18 Apr 2023
• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Russian-Affiliated Vessels to United States Ports The White House 18 Apr 2023
• G7 Japan 2023 Foreign Ministers' Communiqué US Dept. of State 18 Apr 2023 -- The text of the following communiqué was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union.
• G7 Foreign Ministers Highlight Concerns About Russia, China VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and highlighted the need to engage with China to address global challenges as they closed their meetings in Japan on Tuesday.
• G7 foreign ministers promise tougher measures against Russia, call out China Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies have vowed to take a more unified stand against Russia and China.

News Reports

• Russian Court Denies Release of Jailed US Journalist Accused of Spying VOA 18 Apr 2023 -- A Russian court on Tuesday refused to release U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich from jail while he awaits trial on accusations that he spied on Russia while on a reporting assignment last month.
• Russia court rejects US journalist's detention appeal Press TV 18 Apr 2023 -- A Russian court has rejected an appeal by an American journalist against the decision to hold him in detention before his trial on charges of espionage.
• U.S. Reporter Gershkovich's Appeal Over Detention In Russia Denied RFE/RL 18 Apr 2023 -- A Russian court has rejected the appeal of American journalist Evan Gershkovich to be released from pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison as he is investigated on charges of espionage, which he denies.
• Navalny May Face New Charge After Provocation, Lawyer Says RFE/RL 18 Apr 2023 -- Jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny may face a new charge, this time of "disrupting" activities at the correctional colony where he is incarcerated, according to his lawyer Vadim Kobzev.
• Bangladesh to pay Russian nuclear firm in yuan, further sign of de-dollarization Global Times 18 Apr 2023 -- With the de-dollarization wave building as many nations seek alternatives to the greenback to reduce their dependence on the US, the internationalization of the yuan is gaining momentum.